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Media & Entertainment - November, 2017

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• Disney Claims Redbox Illegally Sold Digital Movie Codes
• Exec Says He Never Confirmed Receipt Of Bribes In FIFA Trial
• Family Of SXSW Crash Victim Takes Case To 5th Circ.
• Facebook Biometric Data Row May Hinge On 'Right To Say No'
• San Bernardino Victims Claim Social Networks Aided ISIS
• Rapper DMX Pleads Guilty To Dodging $1.7M In Taxes
• Caesars Sells Harrah's Las Vegas To VICI REIT For $1.14B
• Pa. Court Revives Horse Track's Indemnity Suit Over Fatality
• DOJ Wants 9/11 FBI Docs Kept Closed At 11th Circ.
• Gawker Liquidator Defeats Efforts To Undercut Thiel Probe
• Sidley, Kaufman Friedman Steer $150M Candler Tower Loan
• ESPN, Producer Settle Copyright Row Over Documentary
• Writer Says Ex-Lover Used Spyware to Steal, Sell Story
• Bill Nye Must Redo $9.35M Contract Suit Against Disney
• Tribes, Conn. Want DOI To Act On Gaming Compact Changes
• ACCC, Rival Won't Appeal OK Of $4.8B Betting Co. Merger
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• Churchill Downs Sells Mobile Gaming Co. For $990M
• Insights On Article III Standing Under Ill. Biometrics Law
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• SeaWorld Investors Win Cert. In 'Blackfish' Stock-Drop Suit
• Cumulus Files For Ch. 11, Aims To Slash Over $1B In Debt
• Bribes Shown In Ledger, Juror Dismissed At FIFA Trial
• Gawker Estate Fights Efforts To Stymie Its Probe Into Thiel
• Gaming Co. Defends 'Gamvatar' Patent Against AIA Challenge
• Morgan Lewis Slams Fox News Attys In Cyberstalking Suit
• AT&T Chief Says DOJ's Time Warner Suit Hurts Rule Of Law
• 9th Circ. Says ESPN App User's Data Isn't Personal Info
• Judge Hands Off Ex-National Lampoon CEO's Recusal Bid
• Revleap Co-Founder Fights Redo Bid In Yelp Suit
• 3 Former Broadcasters Accuse TV Station Of Age Bias
• Network Fires Garrison Keillor Amid Misconduct Claims
• Preparing Your Company Witnesses For The Gotcha Question
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Centennial, Siren Studios
• COPPA: The Latest Chapter In Consumer Class Actions
• Steinbeck Kin Won't Silence Wrath Over $13M Copyright Loss
• Cineworld In Talks To Buy US Rival Regal In $3.06B Deal
• Matt Lauer Canned By NBC After Sexual Misconduct Report
• 'Group Of Six' Toed Line On Bribes, Ex-Soccer Prez Says
• AT&T Unveils Comcast-Like Arb Deal In $85.4B Merger Fight
• Redstone's Ex-Caretaker Pushes Revival Of Competency Suit
• Cosby Tells 1st Circ. AIG Must Defend Him In Defamation Suits
• Ga. Exec Barred From Helming Public Cos. In Fraud Suit Deal
• Starz Says Ex-Exec Wiped Mobile Evidence In Retaliation Suit
• Dish Tells High Court Fla. Tax Regime Meant To Favor Cable
• DC Circ. Backs Toss Of Calif. County's Tribal Casino Fight
• Pa. Judge's Suit Over Book Portrayal Sent To Home Court
• Scaramucci Quits Tufts Board After Student Pushback
• 6th Circ. Says Infringers Should Often Be Unmasked
• Venable Nabs Gerard Fox Commercial Litigator In LA
• Sinclair To Borrow $3.7B To Fund Tribune Acquisition
• Cosby Accuser's Attys Slam Ex-DA's Frivolous Suit Claim
• Pretrial Detention Upheld For Ex-Contractor Accused Of Leak
• How To Utilize Social Media In Proxy Contests
• Idea Theft And Free Speech: A 9th Circ. Victory For Writers
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 5 MDL Lessons
• Trump Shelled Out $1.4M In Labor Deal Over Tower
• Katy Perry Seeks $1M More In Atty Fees Over Convent Buy
• Demi Lovato, Idina Menzel Named In 'Let It Go' IP Suit
• Insurer Needn't Cover Adult Actors' HIV Suits Against Studios
• German Watchdog Denies CTS Eventim's Event Organizer Buy
• Ex-Colombian Soccer Prez Admits To Bribes In FIFA Trial
• Starlite Media Member Sues In Del. Seeking Look At Records
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Google, Netflix Appearance In BMI Appeal
• Cyberstalking Charge Dropped In Seizure-Inducing Tweet Case
• Scaramucci Threatens Tufts Student Paper Over Op-Eds
• DirecTV To Pay $9.5M To End Calif. Hazardous Waste Claims
• Adidas Says Pitino Must Arbitrate Emotional Distress Suit
• Net Neutrality Comment Process, Investigation Take Flak
• A Closer Look At Meredith's $2.8B Deal For Time
• Deals Rumor Mill: Springer Nature, Ping An, Bezeq
• Ex-SEAL Wants Former Atty To Face Suit For Book Advice
• Argentine Media Co. Dodges Soccer TV Rights Suit Again
• 4th Circ. Upholds $5M Coverage Cap For Legal Mal Award
• Net Neutrality Hype Overblown, Title I Advocates Say
• Justices Pass On Challenge To Oneida Casino Land Grant
• Palin V. NY Times: The Case Of The 'Unusual' Iqbal Hearing
• 'Better Homes' Publisher Meredith Buys Time In $2.8B Deal
• Top Takeaways From The Net Neutrality Rollback Draft
• Google, Netflix 'Irrelevant' To DOJ 2nd Circ. Appeal, BMI Says
• Google, YouTube Seek Quick Win In Video Takedown Suit
• PTAB Says 2 Ad Patents Not Eligible For CBM Review
• 3 Highlights From The FIFA Corruption Trial So Far
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Ad Suit Against Slingbox Maker
• Comcast X1 Set-Top Boxes Infringed 2 Rovi Patents, ITC Says
• Brand Battles: Mastercard, 'Lord of the Rings,' MLB
• FCC Not Cooperating In 'Fake' Comments Probe, NY AG Says
• FCC To Rethink Broadcast Ownership Cap Next Month
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bank of Sharjah, Penta Investments, Actis
• NC Casino Operator Moves To Nix Unpaid Wages Suit
• Romance Writer, Amazon Beat Claims That They Stole Plot
• DC Circ. Denies NJ Radio Station's Frequency Swap Request
• Ex-Ecuador Soccer Boss' Son Says He Helped Launder Bribes
• 3 Key Issues In DOJ's AT&T-Time Warner Merger Complaint
• 6th Circ. Sides With B&N, Amazon In Erotic Book Cover Suit
• What We Know About The Upcoming Net Neutrality Vote
• Bet-The-Business Merger Trial? O'Melveny Gets Tapped Again
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive NBA 2K Face Scans Suit
• Iranian Hacked HBO, Spoiled Game of Thrones, Feds Say
• DreamWorks HQ Trades Hands In $290M Deal
• AT&T-Time Warner Judge Is No Stranger To Mega-Mergers
• Subpoenas 'Out The Door' In National Events Ponzi Probes
• 9th Circ. Kills Yelp Investor Action Over FTC Complaints
• Calif. County Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear Tribal Casino Row
• PayPal Drops Trademark Suit Over New Pandora Logo
• Ex-Pa. AG Kane Says Immunity Bars Retaliation Claims
• Calif. Tribe Fights Union Over Labor Arbitration At 9th Circ.
• FCC Pushes Forward With Net Neutrality Rollback Plans
• 21st Century Fox Pens $90M Investor Deal Over Scandals
• Fla. Urges High Court To Turn Away Dish Network's Tax Suit
• Collector Can't Dodge IP Suit Over Late Photographer's Work
• Game Co. Wants Alleged 'WoW' Spinoff Out Of Blizzard Suit
• Mass. Pushes Justices To Hear Martha's Vineyard Casino Row
• Blank Check Co. Highland Acquisition Pulls $250M IPO
• Las Vegas Victims Sue MGM, Live Nation Over Shooting
• Google, Netflix Say DOJ Fuzzy On BMI Music Interest Sales
• Disney Says 'Inside Out' Copyright Accuser Is No Batman
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• Deals Rumor Mill: The Weinstein Co., Qualcomm, Bridgepoint
• DOJ Challenges AT&T's $85.4B Bid For Time Warner
• Houston Firm Files Libel Suit Over 1-Star Google Review
• Hulu's Services Exclude Blind, Visually Impaired, Suit Says
• 'The Sopranos' Strip Club Suit Sent To Sleep With The Fishes
• Cumulus Says Former DJ's Race Bias Suit Premature
• Tribe Tells 9th Circ. Union Dispute Must Not Be Arbitrated
• Yahoo Tells 9th Circ. SEC Order Blocks Derivative Suit
• Defining 'Sport' In The Age Of Competitive Video Gaming
• Alleged Threat Against Witness Holds Up FIFA Bribery Trial
• Facebook Sheds User Tracking MDL For Third And Final Time
• LA Jury Awards $5M In Fees In Katy Perry Convent Trial
• Loan Sharks Ran Wild At Calif. Casino, FinCEN Claims
• Open Questions Surrounding The Next-Gen TV Standard
• Brand Battles: Wu-Tang Takes On 'Woof-Tang' Dog Walkers
• Disney Can Arbitrate 'Pink Slime' Coverage Row
• Facebook Cites Alice In Bid To Escape Search Patent Suit
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• Google Seeks Final Ruling Protecting Search Results
• Century Casinos Prices $30M Offering For Racetrack
• Ex-Weinstein Attys Muddy BigLaw's Rep For Keeping Secrets
• Australian Tribunal Again OKs $4.8B Tabcorp-Tatts Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, Comcast, Vale
• CORRECTION: 9th Circ. Sides With Wife's Estate In Steinbeck IP Row
• Taxation With Representation: Andrews, Mayer, Jones, Delaby
• FIFA Witness Estimates He Agreed To Pay $160M In Bribes
• Katy Perry, LA Catholic Church Seek $6.1M In Convent Trial
• English Judge Nixes Funding Deal For Claim Against Turkey
• Broker-Dealer Can't Shake Bulk Of 'Hamilton' Resale Suit
• Class Deal OK'd After 9th Circ. Ruling Saves TCPA Suit
• Hibu Noncompete Suit Trimmed Over Boundary Limit
• Broadcasters Cleared By FCC To Use Next-Gen TV Standard
• Caesars Drops $1.7B On Indiana Gaming Operator
• Fyre Fest Trustee Seeking Wide Probe Into Ja Rule, Others
• Media Ownership Restrictions Scrapped In FCC Vote
• Calif., Tribe Trade Blows In Gaming Compact Row
• NJ Says Entire Sports Betting Ban Should Be Struck Down
• AIG Says Disney Can't Arbitrate 'Pink Slime' Coverage Row
• Delrahim Talk Signals Bad News For AT&T-Time Warner Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Time, Barnes & Noble
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down Trademark Suit Over Fox's 'Empire'
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• Yelp Says It's Owed $2M For Breach Of Review-Boosting Deal
• Theater Denied 3rd Circ. Rehearing Over Movie Interpreter
• Hurdles To Consider When Securing A Personnel File
• StubHub Must Produce Source Code In Trade Secret Row
• FIFA Defendant Threatened Witness At Trial, Prosecutors Say
• Chesapeake Bay Paper Sues EPA For Details After Grant Cut
• Copyright Suit Over Iverson Film Trimmed Before Jan. Trial
• White House Releases Rules On Disclosing Security Flaws
• There's No 'Easy Mode' For Suing Over A Video Game
• Watchdog Orgs Blast Expected FCC Media Rule Rollback
• Tribal Courts Have Say On Project Suit: Ariz. Panel
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Mattel, Varo Energy
• Philly Parking Official Says Tabloid Smeared His Image
• NIGC Says Tribe Atty Not Authorized To OK Nongaming Deal
• George Clinton Tries Again To Bury Defamation Claims
• Rick Ross Asks 11th Circ. To Revive LMFAO Copyright Fight
• Fla. Inmate Gets 20 Years For Luxury Retail Scheme
• Advocacy Org. Presses FCC For More Net Neutrality Docs
• Allianz Buys Stake In $1.95B Manhattan Tower From SL Green
• Former Cox VP Pleads Guilty To $2.4M Embezzlement Plot
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Harvey Weinstein Faces New Suit Over Alleged Hotel Rape
• Buzzfeed Bid For Trump Dossier Info Imperils Probe, Feds Say
• Facebook Should Face Austrian Privacy Row, EU Adviser Says
• NY Times Loses Bid For All FBI Info On Underwear Bomber
• TWC Urges Fed. Circ. To Nix Sprint's $140M IP Verdict Win
• In The Market For A WNBA Team? MSG Co. To Sell NY Liberty
• Fraud At KIT 'The Elephant In The Room,' Ex-CFO Tells Jury
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• Exec Says Fox Sports, Televisa Paid Bribes At FIFA Trial
• Chickasaw Casino Gets Go-Ahead As Comanche Suit Pends
• 'Dr. Phil' Copyright Suit Will Stay In Texas, Judge Says
• Spy Court Says ACLU Can Seek Data Collection Rulings
• Watchdog Orgs. Urge Transparency In Online Election Ads
• 'Idol' Lenders Take Asset-Stripping Suit From LA To NY
• DC Court Reins In Facebook Warrants Linked To Riots
• Job Seeker Tells High Court FCRA Rows Not Nixed By Spokeo
• Polaroid Can't Claim TM On Photo Borders, Fujifilm Says
• Celeb Chef Defeats Bid To Block Use Of His Name, For Now
• Invoking J. Edgar Hoover, DC Circ. Doubts FBI's FOIA Claims
• Alec Baldwin Settles With NY Art Gallery Over Painting
• Truth Sinks Amateur Radio Boss' Libel Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Virgin Media Settles $8.8B Suit Over Consulting Fees
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• Movie Chain Ex-VP Says FMLA Request for MS Got Him Fired
• Defrost 'Ice Age' TM Row With Fox, Artist Tells 9th Circ.
• Speaker Co.'s Suit Against Apple Needs Tuning, Judge Says
• Disney Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Win In ADA Case
• Remastered Pre-1972 Songs Are New IP, CBS Tells 9th Circ.
• FCC Official Says Merger Analysis 'Evolves' With Market
• WWE Wins Bid For Call Records In Wrestler's Royalty Row
• FCC Commissioner Questions Next-Gen TV Standards Rollout
• Brand Battles: US Army Fights For 'West Point' Trademarks
• How Employers Should Consider Impact Of Sex Harassment
• Imax Can't Escape Arbitration Awards, Fla. Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Comcast, Cornerstone, Extell
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• Forehead Gems And Long Tongues Can't Save Copyright Suit
• Boies In Ethics Quagmire Over Weinstein Spy Hire
• Hendrix Estate Accuses Tavern Of Unauthorized Song Use
• 'Filmchella' Organizer Refuses To Drop Name, Coachella Says
• Facebook Says IRS Unfairly Blocked Tax Appeal
• Playboy Says BoingBoing Owner Stole Every Centerfold Ever
• Sex Trafficking Law Could Inadvertently Hurt Smaller Cos.
• Humvee Co. Sues Activision Over 'Call Of Duty' Games
• How Calif.'s Anti-SLAPP Law Affects Amended Complaints
• Vox Media Says Lack Of Willfulness Dooms Wage Suit Claims
• AT&T CEO Says CNN Is Not For Sale
• Skadden Guides China Literature's $1.1B Hong Kong IPO
• FCC Had Authority To Reinstate UHF Discount, DC Court Told
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• Disney Sheds Writer's Copyright Suit Over 'Zootopia'
• Fla. Court Shoots Down State's Card Game Rule Repeal
• Online Cos. Should Obey Net Neutrality Rules, Franken Says
• Smart Cities Tech Biz Snags $150M From Investors
• Industry Braces For Impact Of FCC Media Ownership Vote
• PE Firm No Longer Mulling Deal For Weinstein Co.
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Get Real, But Get It Right
• Startup Slaps Apple With IP Suit Over IPhone's Dual Lens
• NY Times Fires Boies Schiller Over Weinstein Spy Hire
• Judge Tells Sony Class Attys: Don't Misspell My Name
• Showtime Gets Arbitration In Mayweather Pay-Per-View Suit
• Sky Says It Could Shutter Sky News If Fox Deal Fails
• YouTube Ads Helped Fund ISIS, Family's Revised Suit Says
• Fox News Contributor Slams Attorney In Sanctions Bid
• Emeril Producer Sues Fla. House To Guard 'Trade Secrets'
• Gov't, Tribe Seek Quick Wins In Calif. Casino Land Fight
• Al Jazeera Says MLBers Must Subpoena Journo In Libel Suit
• Justices Wary Of Congressional Power To Curb Lawsuits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Providence, Blackstone, Louis Dreyfus
• A Partial But Significant Tax Victory For Tribal Casinos
• Ex-Tribal Treasurer Gets 5 Years' Probation For Casino Theft
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Johnny Depp Faces Foreclosures In Ex-Biz Managers Row
• LA Archbishop Opens Trial Over Blocked Katy Perry Deal
• Justices To Mull Congress' Reach In Tribal Casino Battle
• Ex-Wrestlers Take Second Shot At Brain Injury Suit
• Dish Data Compression Patent Row Ends In Joint Dismissal
• Tribe Rips Protest Of Martha's Vineyard Casino At High Court
• Wrestler Admitted Atty Solicitation In Podcast, WWE Says
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• Britons Burn ISP Van Effigy To Protest Poor Rural Service
• 'Cosby Show' Production Co. Sues BBC Over Use Of Clips
• Deals Rumor Mill: 21st Century, Goldman Sachs, Marvell Tech
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• 'Real Housewives' Star, Others Owe $70M, Clothing Co. Says
• Mass. Panel Reverses Boston Globe's Win On Police Data
• Real Estate Rumors: NJ Casino Agency, Peterson, HCP
• High Court Won't Hear Coder's Suit Against Electronic Arts
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• DNAinfo, Gothamist Shutdown May Have Legal Repercussions
• Casino Fraud Charges Against Ex-Tribal Official Dropped
• Google Escapes Canada High Court Order To Delist Results
• Investors Sue Spanish Media Co. For $161M Stock Buyback
• Up Next At High Court: Clawbacks And Congressional Power
• 10th Circ. Won't Rethink Cox Customers' Cable Tying Loss
• AGs Urge FCC To Put Tribune-Sinclair Merger On Ice
• Courthouse News Service Sues Court Over Slow E-Filing
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Google Calls Order To Remove Search Results 'Dangerous'
• Local News Sites Shut Down One Week After Union Vote
• PE-Backed Evoqua Water Leads 4 IPOs Totaling $777M
• CBS Sued Over Alleged Harassment On 'Hawaii Five-0' Set
• 'Gilmore Girls' Actor's Kin Can't Revive CohnReznick Suit
• DOJ Mulling Challenge In AT&T-Time Warner Review
• Weinstein Won't Get Expedited Schedule In Doc Demand Suit
• Fed. Circ.'s Invalidation Of Image IP Hurts Tech, Justices Hear
• Seneca Nation, NY Announce Reps In Gaming Revenue Row
• JFK Jr.'s College Application Can't Be Sold, For Now
• Attys General Urged To Probe Sinclair-Tribune Merger
• Ex-'Bachelorette' Producer Sues WB For Sexual Harassment
• Ex-Pa. DA Says Cosby Accuser's Suit Blew Up His Campaign
• Copyright Registration Debate May Head To High Court
• Litigators, Wrangle That Data With Content Analysis
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• Conn. Tribes Press DOI To Take Next Step For New Casino
• Fed. Circ. OKs Nix Of Media Patent In Win For Apple, Others
• Key Sports Betting Scheme Player Gets 2.5 Years
• Celeb Cryptocurrency Promos May Be Illegal, SEC Says
• Chuck Norris, Wife Say MRI Drug Threatened Her Life
• Navajo Council Says Grand Canyon Tram Plan Won't Fly
• Gaming Co. Drops Fight, Clears Way For $450M Philly Casino
• Conn. OKs Daily Fantasy Sports As Pa. Opens Up Betting Path
• Net Neutrality Advances Civil Rights, Clyburn Says
• Entercom Will Trade Stations For $1.6B CBS Radio Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: Novartis, I-Med Radiology, Kaltura
• FTC Duo Clash Over Agency's Role On Net Neutrality
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Alice Patent Win For Comcast, Verizon
• High Court Gets Ready To Weigh Privacy Vs. Public Safety
• Pa. Justice Slams Stay Of 'Placeholder' Suit Over Gaming Tax
• Gov't Needs Warrant For Cell Location Data, Justices Told
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'